Why are parents so afraid for their kids?

Description

FWD: is a podcast about the things that move us: the big ideas, fresh perspectives, and new discoveries.

In this episode, Mari and Christopher discuss the potential causes behind the growing fears that parents have for their children.

References:

• The Outline: When Did Parenting Become So Fearful?

• Pew Social Trends: Parenting in America

• Child Find of America: Facts & Stats About Missing Children

• Washington Post: There’s Never Been a Safer Time to be a Kid in America

• Washington Post: Five Myths About Missing Children

• Parents: Child Abduction Facts

• U.S. Department of Justice: Nonfamily Abducted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics

• The Atlantic: Abandon Parenting, and Just Be a Parent

• Boston Globe: When Did Parents Get So Scared?

• TIME: Why Americans Are More Afraid Than They Used to Be

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